Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1979

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	244
2	Jessica	133
3	Melissa	132
4	Amanda	128
5	Angela	107
6	Heather	106
7	Amy	101
8	Sarah	92
9	Nicole	83
10	Michelle	82
11	Rebecca	79
12	Lisa	76
13	Jamie	71
14	Amber	67
15	Sara	58
16	Stephanie	56
17	Elizabeth	55
18	Andrea	53
19	Laura	51
20	Erin	50
20	Kimberly	50
22	Jill	49
23	Christina	47
24	Crystal	45
25	Heidi	44

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Julie	44
25	Kelly	44
28	Tara	42
29	Rachel	40
30	April	38
30	Emily	38
32	Holly	37
33	Shannon	35
33	Stacy	35
35	Katie	34
35	Kristi	34
37	Megan	33
38	Nichole	31
39	Kristina	30
40	Mary	29
41	Brandy	27
41	Erica	27
41	Misty	27
41	Tiffany	27
45	Kari	26
46	Tanya	25
47	Brooke	24
48	Lori	23
48	Melanie	23
48	Mindy	23
48	Stacey	23
48	Tina	23
53	Anna	22
53	Tracy	22
55	Ann	21
55	Danielle	21
55	Leah	21
55	Trisha	21
59	Karen	20
59	Katherine	20
59	Leslie	20
59	Teresa	20
59	Wendy	20
64	Alicia	18
64	Kara	18
64	Kristin	18
64	Patricia	18
68	Anne	17
68	Carmen	17
68	Carrie	17
68	Dawn	17
68	Jaime	17
68	Kathryn	17
68	Monica	17
75	Brandi	16
75	Kelli	16
75	Tamara	16
78	Christine	15
78	Jodi	15
78	Mandy	15
78	Miranda	15
78	Molly	15
78	Robin	15
78	Tonya	15
78	Valerie	15
86	Becky	14
86	Bridget	14
86	Lindsey	14
86	Susan	14
90	Barbara	13
90	Bobbi	13
90	Jacqueline	13
90	Jenny	13
90	Kristen	13
90	Kristy	13
90	Melinda	13
90	Tami	13
90	Tammy	13
90	Vanessa	13
100	Alisha	12
100	Janelle	12
100	Shawna	12
100	Theresa	12